Postoperative antibiotic treatment does not lower re-revision rate in presumed aseptic hip and knee revision arthroplasties with unexpected positive intraoperative cultures – a matched cohort study

Simon, Sebastian; Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan; Gardete Hartmann, Susana; Mitterer, Jennyfer A.; Sebastian, Sujeesh; Huber, Stephanie; Frank, Bernhard J. H.; Hofstaetter, Jochen G.

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Postoperative antibiotic treatment does not lower re-revision rate in presumed aseptic hip and knee revision arthroplasties with unexpected positive intraoperative cultures – a matched cohort study

Sebastian Simon, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Susana Gardete Hartmann, Jennyfer A. Mitterer, Sujeesh Sebastian, Stephanie Huber, Bernhard J. H. Frank, and Jochen G. Hofstaetter

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